Instructions Complete media activity, Applying Economic Decision Making to HealthLinks to an external site. | TranscriptLinks to an external site., and make a decision based on the information from Vila Health, and from interviews with various at the hospital. Use this information to write a 250-300 word summary in which you: Identify the departments that have the largest nursing shortages. Analyze the obstacles to recruiting nurses for the identified department. Note: If sources are used, you must cite them using Strayer Writing Standards (SWS) Part of any health administrator's job is to make decisions about allocation of resources specifically in terms of Supply and demand to meet patients’ healthcare needs. Such changes cannot be made lightly and whatever decision is made will have pros and cons . Leaders must be able to put together an implementation plan in which they identify and document the key steps involved in such a project. Vila Health is a medium-sized system of health operating facilities in the Minnesota and Wisconsin area. They have recently acquired two smaller systems: Delaware County Regional Health System, which consists of Independence Medical Center and Delaware County Hospital, and Red River Rural Health System, which consists of Valley City Hospital and several small clinics. The leadership teams from all three organizations are now focused on providing a smooth transition for both staff and patients. As part of the transition, they need an implementation plan for allocation of resources to effectively address ongoing staffing shortages. The transition team has tasked you with researching staffing shortages, using economic principles and tools to create an implementation plan to balance supply, demand, and cost for healthcare services. Staff Interviews Albert Lynton Operations Manager, Operations What are the issues that most concern you about the current staffing shortages for nurses across the organization and allocation of resources to address the challenges that we are facing? Albert: "The entire healthcare organization is impacted by staffing shortages and particularly the nursing shortage crisis. Because we offer a number of services across our facilities and departments, operations play a key role as part of the project to explore where the resources are needed the most and in the areas of high demand for patient services." What departments do you think are most impacted by the nursing shortages and where can we best allocate the resources to meet the needs of the organization? Albert: "The biggest worry is that we must ask departmental managers to provide the data on staff shortages and we may not have the budget to fill the needed positions in all departments, so we must prioritize the most needed areas like the emergency care department as we explore solutions. We currently have 25% less registered nurses than needed to meet patient demand and many of our emergency department nurses are working double shifts. This has led to some resignations due to nurse burnout and we continue to see more nurses resigning which is not impacting our capability to provide patient care but increases the risk for affecting patient safety. Our Pediatric services are another major concern because we have a limited number of pediatric specialists and nurses, and although we have tried different recruiting strategies, human resources is not receiving very many inquiries about these positions." Paul Hartwell Chief Nursing Officer What are the issues that most concern you about our organizational expansion and the nursing shortage that we are facing? Paul: "The main concern that I see is future projections for nursing shortages and the fact that we are not only facing budget shortfalls, but even with sign on bonuses and other perks, we still cannot recruit and retain the nurses needed to meet patient demands. This is leading to burnout and work overload for our nurses and can potentially impact patient safety." What are your thoughts about hiring immigrant nurses and providing relocation expenses for them versus hiring travel nurses that is more expensive due to higher compensation? Paul: "Other healthcare organizations are using this approach for supply and demand and is has been reported to reduce the cost curve for providing healthcare services. This is an area that we need to explore, and our nursing leaders should be part of the process to explore this option. If this approach is used to address the nursing shortage, training the nurses will require a training plan that outlines specific goals and then, we must also address state licensure requirements for the nurses." " Alex Moody Human Resources Manager, Human Resources As you know, we are exploring ways to address the nursing shortage that we are facing and considering hiring immigrant nurses. What concerns your department most about this consideration and how can your team support us? Alex: "My greatest concern is that the biggest problems and greatest needs need to be prioritized. From my perspective that points to two things – getting all Vila Health partners on board including the board of directors to approve the plan to address the nursing shortage and to ensure that our current nurses and other staff are trained to train the new immigrant nurses. The other thing that needs to be addressed is making sure that we effectively train the new nurses and that we have a support system in place for them. State licensure requirements must also be met. Just to mention, some hospitals are partnering with nursing school programs and providing clinical rotations and supervising nursing students to perform some functions to assist RN's, so this is another opportunity to explore as well." What do you anticipate the current staff being most concerned about as we recruit a large number of immigrant nurses to work in the departments with the highest demand for medical care? Alex: "Oh, that's easy... The number one concern will be effective training and how the training will roll out and who will oversee the training. Another major concern will be ensuring that all the new hires meet the nursing licensure requirements in our state. That can be accomplished by our human resource department though." "
Discuss the importance of supervision in the field of community organizing. What role do supervisors play in helping social work students and employees gain the confidence and skills necessary to empower others in the community? How do you perceive the role of a social worker as a community organizer? What specific skills and qualities do you believe are essential for success in this role? Both the questions are related to social work 250 to 300 words
Choose an economic issue in health care that is driving change in the industry. For example, pandemic responses, staffing shortages, drug prices, the emergence of pharmacy-provided health care, the aging population, chronic disease, et cetera. Choose an issue of interest to you. An upcoming assignment will require you to delve deeper into the subject. Provide a one-page description of the economic issue and how or why it is driving change in health care.
Assume you were to employ a mixed methods approach to your Final Project. Explain how you would integrate both qualitative and quantitative methods in your design. Using the guidelines from the USAID (2013) resource, describe your formulation and explain your reasoning: What qualitative method will you use? How will your qualitative analysis method supplement your quantitative methods? Will you use triangulation?
What do you envision your final campaign to look like, sound like, etc? What do you hope to accomplish with your giving campaign? Include your population. Topic: Youth Mentoring, College Mentoring •Be sure to reference any resources in your discussion. Word Count: 200-280 Words
In this assignment, you apply economic principles and tools (cost, demand, and market demand curves) to the economic issue that you chose in the Week 2 activity (Chronic Diseases). You are also asked to complete a brief description of health care financing payment models. Instructions Consider the health care issue that you identified in the Week 2 activity and address each of the following in a 3–4 page Word document: Explain how economic principles can be applied to this issue to effectively guide decision making. Demonstrate how supply and demand curves are used to accurately assess the issue. Analyze how the cost curve can be used to assess the issue. Provide an example. Compare capitation, fee for service, and pay-for-performance financing payment models to accurately reveal their similarities and differences. Use at least three sources to support your writing. Choose sources that are credible, relevant, and appropriate. Cite each source listed on your source page at least one time within your assignment. For help with research, writing, and citation, access the library or review library guides. This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The library is your home for SWS assistance, including citations and formatting. Please refer to the Library site for all support. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is: Analyze health care issues using economic decision-making principles. Evaluate health care cost and efficiency issues using economic tools. The healthcare issue is chronic diseases.
Process of Globalization Explore the concept of collaboration and partnership in addressing global social issues. How can social workers effectively collaborate with local groups and international coalitions to advocate for social justice and combat social exclusion on a global scale? As a graduate-level social work student, how do you envision your future role in responding to global challenges and promoting social justice? What skills and knowledge do you believe will be essential for addressing the complexities of a globalized world? Both questions are affiliated with Social work. 250 to 300 words.
